Technical Officer (Agriculture)

Job Description

Title: Technical Officer (Agriculture)

Company Name: Ahead Social Organization (ASO)

Vacancy: --

Location: Bogura, Joypurhat

Minimum Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 20 May 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture
∎ Should have B.Sc in Agriculture degree from a UGC-approved university.
∎ Candidate having Master’s degree in Agriculture will be given preference.
∎ Academic Qualifications
∎ Should have B.Sc in Agriculture degree from a UGC-approved university.
∎ Candidate having Master’s degree in Agriculture will be given preference.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of working experience in relevant sector (only full-time work experience after graduation will be considered).
∎ Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
∎ Working experience in enterprise development related projects will be given preference.
∎ Knowledge on resource efficiency, HACCP, product diversification, certification, environment, climate change and vulnerability will be an added advantage.
∎ Practical knowledge and experiences in training modules, leaflets, case stories, etc. development.
∎ Ability to work in a team and with good communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Good computer knowledge (MS office and relevant applications).
∎ Maximum 40 years of age on the last date of application.
∎ Working Experience
∎ Knowledge and Skills
∎ Age Limit

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ To adopt resource efficient, cleaner production and good agricultural practices (GAP)
∎ To adopt climate resilient technologies
∎ To promote processing and marketing of vegetables and fruits
∎ To promote circular economy
∎ To increase technical knowledge and capacity of the MEs.
∎ The sub-project will be implemented across Joypurhat and Bogura districts
∎ The employee will initially be hired for a one-year term, with the possibility of extending the contract till 30 June 2028, based on satisfactory performance.
∎ Assist the Project Manager in planning, monitoring, and supervising the implementation of project activities.
∎ Assist to identify potential microenterprises (MEs), select appropriate climate-resilient and resource-efficient cleaner production (RECP) practices for MEs and motivate them to adopt those practices.
∎ Provide technical support to MEs at cluster level.
∎ Select MEs for demonstration, set-up demonstration, and follow-up the MEs.
∎ Prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project.
∎ Impart training on new/improved climate-resilient, resource-efficient and cleaner production Agriculture, GAP climate change vulnerability, etc.
∎ Assist in organizing field days, exposure visits, meetings, workshops, seminars, fairs, Environment Club meetings, etc.
∎ Explore circular economy, value-added product diversification, and new market potentiality.
∎ Assist to produce monthly, quarterly, and annual progress report as per the requirement of the management.
∎ Regular field visit at project areas, tracking the MEs progress in adoption of the RECP practices and reporting.
∎ Maintain linkages with different government departments (i.e. DAE) academicians, value-chain actors (inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
∎ Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.
∎ Background
∎ Ahead Social Organization (ASO) is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘High-value crops (Vegetables & Fruits)’ as a part of the ‘Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)’ project. This sub-project aims to increase resource-efficient and resilient green growth of microenterprises (MEs) under ‘High-value crops (Vegetables & Fruits)’ sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and Ahead Social Organization (ASO).
∎ Sub-project Objectives
∎ Sub-project Working Areas
∎ Duration
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∎ Women are actively encouraged to apply.
∎ Duties and Responsibilities
∎ The ‘Technical Officer (Agriculture)’ will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/-
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.
∎ Salary and Allowances
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/-
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.
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Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Bogura, Joypurhat

Company Information:
∎ Ahead Social Organization (ASO)
∎ Madrasa Road, Joypurhat - 5900.

Address::
∎ Madrasa Road, Joypurhat - 5900.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 26 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development